We will be traveling, back Monday.
Stereotype Accuracy In my split-the-difference solution, I have said that stereotypes are about 50% accurate. As a 50-50 guess would be random, 77% looks like about 50% accurate. Yay me. The tricky part is figuring out what part is accurate and which is historical prejudice. Also, the American political system made a great contribution to the world by pretending stereotypes weren't accurate - and even our own people had a lot of trouble with that. My solution is to pretend even to myself that stereotypes aren't accurate, but remember them silently when evaluating a situation.
Journal of Controversial Ideas Cory Jane Clark discusses the idea of female empowerment contributing to the ascendance of their societal values: "women are more harm-averse, equity-oriented, and prone to resolving conflict through social exclusion." We have discussed this recently and though I think there are holes in the argument it is what we now call directionally true.
Sharron Davies was canceled in Britain, but is now a life peer in the House of Lords.
The Four Deep Ancestries of Europe The 20th C guesses based on skulls, plus hair and eye color were wrong, but not completely wrong. They were taller, and Europeans still carry that. The Aryans did not have blond hair and blue eyes, but you can read about the history of those traits. Basically, all that pigmentation selection occurred after they got to Europe.
What's Killing Marriage - Unmarriageable Men or Liberal Women? It's a discussion at the Institute for Family Studies, not an either-or choice.
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